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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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